Photographic shutter.



PATENTED JUNE II 1907.

B. W. PARKER.

PHOTOGRAPHIG SHUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED H0\T.26,1904- 8 SHEETS- SHEET l.

PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907.

B. W. PARKER. PHOTOGRAPHIG SHUTTER.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 26, 1904.

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PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907.

E. W. PARKER. PHOTOGRAPHIC SHUIITER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 26, 1904.

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EDWIN N. PARKER, OF ROCHESTER, NEW? YORK.

PHOTOGRAPHIC SHUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 1907.

Application filed fl embel 26, 1904. Serial No. 234,381.

To all whom, it 'mcty concern;

Be it known that i, EDWIN W. PARKER, of

Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Photographic Shutmay be retarded to cause it to remain. open for a greater or less length of time, and mechanism for positively holding the shutter open for as long a time as may be desired by the operator.

The invention consists in the apparatus which I will now proceed to describe and claim.

Of the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents an elevation of a photographic shutter embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a similar View of the same with the cover of the casing removed. Fig. 3 represents a section on line 33 of Fig. 1, looking toward the left, the shutter leaves being removed. Fig. 4 represents a section on the same line, looking toward the right, the shutter leaves being removed. Fig. 5 represents a section taken on the horizontal diametrical line 5-5, looking downward. Fig. 6 represents a section on the same line, looking upward. Fig. represents a view similar to 1 Fig. 2, but showing only the mechanism essential for operating the shutter, the said. mechanism being in the normal position occupied when the shutter is closed. Fig. 8 represents a view similar to Fig. 7, showing the same mechanism as displaced preliminary to opening the shutter aperture. Fig. 9 represents a similar view, showing the mechanism illustrated in the previous figure in the position occupied when the shutter is open and showing also a locking device adapted to hold the shutter open as long as pressure is maintained on an operating-lmlb or trigger and a lock for retaining the shutter open for time exposure. Fig. 10 shows the same mechanism with the iirst locking device omitted to show the additional locking member for holding the shutter open for a time exposure more clearly. Figs. 11 and 12 represent views showing the positions of said mechanism when the shutter is respectively closed and open, and illustrating the action of a retarding device which acts to hold the shutter open for a limited time. Figs. 13 and 14. represent elevations taken at right angles to each other of the main operating lever for the shutter. Fig. 15 represents a sectional view, enlarged, of the lower end of the main lover. Fig. 16 represents a perspective view ol the lever which controls the retarding device.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the figures.

The light-admitting aperture 1 is adapted to be closed in the usual manner by shutterblades 2 3 of any usual construction arranged to be separated to open the aperture and to be brought together and overlapped to cause closing of the same. The shutte -blades are formed of any usual construction having over-lapping slotted portions and are operated by an opening lever 4 which is pivoted at 5 to the base-plate of the shutter and has a stud 6 projecting through a slot 7 in said base-plate and. engaging the cam-slots in the overlapping portions of the shutter-blades. The arrangement is such that as the stud 6 is moved toward the upper portion of the device the shutter-blades are separated to open the aperture 1 and as it is moved in the opposite direction the blades are brought toge her again to close the aperture.

A member 8 which I will call for convenience hereafter the main lever is provided for operating the opening lever and is arranged so that it causes both the opening and closing of the shutter-blades during a single movement in one direction by the means to be now described. This main lever is i'ulcrumed at 9 to the base-plate of the apparatus and overlies a portion of the opening lever 4. The latter is provided with studs 10 11 located on dii'l'erent sides of the pivot 5, and the main lever has projecting portions 12 13 arranged to co-operate with said studs. A member which I will call the operating lever 14 iulcrumed at 15 has a downwardly-oxtemling arm 16, the end 01' which engages a lug 17 eXtending from the lower end of the main lever. The lug has a square shoulder 18 located in position to be engaged by the arm 16 as the latter is moved toward the left and a sloping surface 19 upon its opposite side, as shown in Fig. 15. An arm 20 formed on the operating lever 14 extends into the pump barrel 21 and is connected therein to a plunger adapted. to move up and down in the barrel in the manner usual in devices of this character. A bulb may be attached in the usual way to a nozzle 22 extending from an end of the barrel. A pin 23 is also mounted upon the operating lever and is engaged by a forked arm or trigger extension 24 attached to a stud 2-5 which is rotatably mounted. in the cover of the shutter-easing and to which is connected a trigger 26 adapted to be engaged by the finger of the operator. Thus the oper ating lever may either be moved by the finger of the operator or by air pressure produced by squeezing a bulb. l/Vhen thus operated, either by pressing down on the trigger 26 or forcing air into the barrel 21 to raise the plunger contained therein, the operating lever is rotated upon its pivot, moving the arm 16 to the left, the latter engaging the square shoulder 18 of lug 17, and carrying with it the lower end of the main lever in the same direction. As the arm 16is shorter than the lower arm of the main lever, the end of the former arm will slip by the lug .17 after it has proceeded a certain distance and the main lever will then be free to be returned to its original and normal position by a spring 27 connected at one end to the said lever and at the other to a fixed abutment. The operating lever on being released will return to its original position under the influence of a spring 25]. mounted upon the stud 25 engaging the trigger-extension 24, tending to move it to the left, and the arm 16 will ride over the inclined surface 19 of lug 17 and will finally drop back into place at the right of said lug. The levers being made of resilient metal will yield sufficiently to permit one to ride over the other in the manner indicated.

The projection 12 has a portion of its edge adjacent the stud 10 turned up to form a projecting lip 28, and. the portion of the stud 10 adjacent said lip is beveled so that as the projection is moved downward by the actuation of the operating lever the projection 12 will ride up over the stud and slip back upon its other side. The length of arm 16 and its relation to the lug 17 is such that it will remain in engagement with said lug for a distance sufficient to cause the projection 12 to move over and by the stud 10, after which it releases the main lever and allows it to be returned to its original position or retracted by the spring 27. During this motion the cam surface 29 of projection 12 engages the under side of stud 10 and raises the latter, moving the opening lever in right-handed rotation about its fulcrum and raising stud 6 to cause separation of the shutter-blades, the end of the projection slipping by the stud as soon as the latter has been moved sufliciently to cause the complete opening of the blades, this position being illustrated in Fig. 12. After the projection 12 has passed by stud 10 and released the same, the second extension 13 on the main lever engages stud 1] on the other side of the fulcrum of the opening lever and moves the latter in the opposite direction to close the blades of the shutter.

l Vith the mechanism just described, a n'actically instantaneous opening and closing of the shutter will be caused, for the latter will not be 0 peratr d by the main lever except during its rapid rr turn motion under the inlluence of spring 27. Thus the studs 11) and 11 will be engaged in quick succession and will be rapidly moved first .in one and then in the other direction. From the foregoing it will be seen that my invention comprises broadly an operating arm or lever arranged to both open and close the a 'ierturc of the shutter during a single movement in one direction and a single spring adapted by a pull in one direction to accomplish this re suit by acting on the lever. l lithcrto photographic shutters generally have used two springs, one of which works in op' 'iosition to the other, requiring that one of the springs be comparatively stiff, and also impeding the action. By arranging the parts so that one spring does all the work, I am enabled to get greater speed and at the same time easier action, with less ar. By being opera-tr d in this manner, the slmtter-blades are caused to separate and move toget. er again smoothly and without vibration or jar tending to disturb the clearness of the image made upon the sensitive surface.

In order to cause the aperture 1 to remain open for an appreciable interval of time aftm' the shutter-blades have been separated by the action of the main lever, a retarding dovice is provided for engaging a portion of the main lever after the n'ojection 12 has movrd the stud 10 to open the shutter and hold back the same before allowing projection 13 to enstud. 11. This device is illustrated particularly in Figs. 11 and 12 and consists essentially of an arm orlevcr 3:31, which for convenience 1 call the retarding levrr pivoted at 32 to the base-plate and having a stud 3-33 projecting therefrom into the path of motion of the projection 13 of the main lever. A portion of the retarding lever, such as a pin or stud 34 mounted thereon extends into a slot 35 of a bell-crank lever 36, which i may call the speed-controlling lever. The latter has an arm 37 extending into a barrel or chamber 38 containing air or other lluid in which is mounted a movable piston, said arm being engaged with said piston. A spring 39 connected to the spred-controlling lever and a fixed abutnunt tends to turn the said l ve r toward the right and retain stud do in the path of motion of the projection .13. The latter on its side adjacent the aforesaid projection has an upturned lip 40 which formed to ride over the stud 33 whrn the lever is being moved into its operative position.

After the projection 13 has passed by the stud 33 and projection 12 has passed by stud 10, the lever by its resiliency slips back into the plane of these studs into position to engage them on its return stroke. The position of these parts shortly after the commencement of the return stroke of the main lever is shown in Fig. 12. As soon as the main lever has been moved far enough to cause the complete opening of the shutterblades, it comes into contact with the stud 33 and as this contact portion is formed as an inclined cam surface, it acts to move the stud to the right, thus elevating the arm 37 and the plunger connected thereto against the resistance of the fluid. contained in the chamber 38. The latter interposing a rrsistance of constant force against the yielding pressure of the spring 27 prevents the rapid motion of the lever which said spring tends to produce.

A device for moving the stud 33 out of the way of projection 13 consists of a pivoted arm or bell-crank lever 41 engaging a projection 42 on the retarding lever and having an arm resting against a cam portion 431 of a circular disk 43. The latter is provided with an arm 44 by which it may be turned and the arm has a pointer which indicates figures on a lixed dial 45. By shifting the disk the stud 33 may he moved out of the path of projection 13 or it may be allowed to extend into the said path. to any desired extent under the influence of the spring 39. The distance which it projects into this path governs the length of time it remains in contact with the said projection and so the length of time the shutter remains open. he figures on the dial may be made to represent the periods of time, such as fractions of a second, by which the operating projection 13 is retarded by the stud with various positions of the cam.

Fig. 9 illustrates more particularly a device which is provided to cause the shutter to remain open as long pressure on the operating bulb is maintained or as long as the trigger 26 is held depressed. This device consists of an arm 46 pivoted at 461 which tends to move always about its pivot to the right under the influence of a spring 47, but is re strained from such movement by the stud 23 on the operating lever against which an in clined cam surface 48 of the said arm hears. A shoulder 50 is formed upon a portion of this arm and adapted to engage against a lug 51. extending from a portion. of the main lever 8. Ordinarily engagement between this shoulder and lug is prevented by means of the periphery 52 of the disk 43 which interposed in the path. of the free end 49 of the arm and prevents it moving a sufficient distance to the right to permit the shoulder to extend into the path of movement of the lug. l/Vhen, however, the arm 44 is moved sulii ciently to bring its end in alinement with the letter B on the scale before referred to, a recess 70 formed. n the edge of the disk is moved into proximity with the end of the arm, whereby the latter is permitted to move sufficiently far to bring its shoulder 50 into line with. the lug 51. The operation of this part of the device is as follows: hen the operating lever is moved either by the trigger or by the hull. the pin 23 is moved in a general direction toward the right. tiermitting the arm 46 to be moved in the same direction by its spring 47. By the time the operath'ig lever has been moved far enough to release the end of the main lever after having displaced it, the arm 46 has advanced far enough to extend its shoulder in line with the lug 51 so that as soon. as the operating lever is released, its lug comes into ei'igagement with said shoulder, the par s being positioned so that these parts engage and the main lever is arrested immediately after its projection 12 has engaged and operated the stud 10 of he opening lever to separate the shutter-blades and. uncover the aperture of the shutter. As soon as the pressure on the trigger or on the bulb is released, pin 23 is moved to the left and acting upon the cam surface 48 of arm 46 moves the latter out of the path of lug 51, thus permitting the main lever to contimie its return stroke and to engage stud 11 o f the opening lever to close the shutter. The lever 53 is provided for locking the main lever in the position shown in Figs. 9 and 10 for an indefinite time or until the tri or bulb is 111') again operated to cause release of the main lever. his lever 53 is provided with a shoulder 54 adapted to move into the path of movement of the lug 51, a projection 55 formed to engage the '[lange 52 of cam 13,21 hook 56 to lock against stud 23 and a cam surface 57 arranged to be operated by "he said stud to move the shoulder 54 out of engagement with stud 51. A spring 58 tends to move the lower arm of this lever toward the stud 23 and. hold the cam surface 57 in engagement thermrith. hen the cam 43 is turned into its extreme position, illustrated in 10, so that the arm 44 is in line with the mark T on the dial, the recess of the disks is in line with the projecting end. of this lever and the latter is then free to be operated. In all other positions of the disk, however. the said lever is rendered inoperative. The disk living in the position shonn in Fig. 10, however, upon movement of the operating lever 14 in the direction to bring the main lever into its operative position, the lever 53 which l will call the time lever permitted to move under the influence of its spring 58 to advance its shoulder 54 into line with the lug 51, engaging said lug after the main lever has commenced its return movement and has opened the shutter-blades. The hook 56 is then in the path of the pin 23 and engages the latter to resist its retractive movement before the arm 16 onv its return. has slipped hr the inclined surface 19 into position to engage the square shoulder ol" the lug 17 on the main lever. 'lfhus the parts lenmin locked with the shutter-epertnre open. On the next depression of the trigger or operation ol the lmlh, the pin 23 is caused to engage the cam surface 57 and move the latter to the right, thus witlnlrawing u houlder 54- 'lrom engagemei'it with he lug 51 and permitting the main lever to continue its interrupted return movei'nent, causing its projection 13 to engage the stud 11 and close the slmtter-hlades. in completing its movement the main lever carries its l 51 by the corner ol the shoulder 54, thereoy holding the time lever out ol o 'ierative position and permitting the operating lever 14 to retmn to its original position read to again actuate the parts when required. .lt the time when the operating lever releases the main lever the pin 23 is in engag rment with the most extended portion ol the "am surl 'ace 57 and the shoulder 54 is then out o'l' line with the lug 51, and it no means were provided tor stopping the motion. oi the main lever it would complete its return movementlaetore the shoulder 54 could. he moved to engage the lug 51 as the pin 2-3 is retracted. The arm .1.6, howev 17, acts to engage the in while the shoulder 54 of the time lever is temporarily out of action, Ilor it is permitted to advance as previously described successively as pin 23 is advanced. When the latter, however, hegins to retract, it at the same time permits the shoulder 54: to move in line with the lug 51 and the shoulder 50 ot the arm to he moved away therefrom and the main lever is then held solely hy' the shoulder :34.

The location ol' the cam projection relative to that part oi the :an: which operates the lever ll to displace the retarding mechanism is such that when either of the locking members projects to hold. the main lever stationary and prevent its chising the shutter-blades, the retarding device is moved out oi" the way of the end ol the main lever. Conversely, when cam -l3 is moved so as to permit toe retarding device to extend into the path. ot motion of projection 13 ct the main lever, tire cam projection 52 is the n in sncla position as o hold both ol, the locking arms 46 and 5?; in ii'nu' erative posithm. beta the yielding retarding device and t; 0 positive locking members may he out ol erative position so that the action cl shutter may he instantaneous.

I claim 1. In a photographic shutter, a lever arranged to open and close the light-mlmitting aperture cl the shutter by movements in opposite directions of rotation, and a member ar'anged to engage said lever on opposite sides of its l'ulcrum dur ng a movement in one direction to move the lever first in one and, then in the other direction.

2. in a photographic shutter, a lever, means lo advancing said lever, means for returning the some to its original position, and a pivoted arm having coinicctions l'or opening and, closing the shutter l v movement in opposite directions, the lever being arranged to engage the arm 'lirst on one and then on the other side oli its pivot to move the same in opposite dirm-tions by a single movement in. one dire :tion.

1: in. a pln'itographic shutter, a lever, means to. advan 'ing and aulomati -all v relea g said lever, and. means lor returning the same to its original position, the lever heing or anged to both open and close the lightadmittmg aperture ol' the shutter durmg its i. A photographic shutter comprising means adapted to extend over the light-admitting aperture, an opening lever engaged. with said means to operate the same, and a main lever formed and arranged to engage said 0} en'ing lever on opposite sides of its tulcrum to move the latter in opposite direc tions, and therelrv operate said. means to open and close the aperture of the shutter, by a single movement in one direction.

5. A photog aphic shutter having an anerture, light-excluding lllitllS adapted to extend across the apertue, an opening lever engaged with said means to withdaw the same h v a movement in. one direction and advance the same across the aperture by a movement in the opposite direction, and a main lever formed with projections arranged to engage the said opening lever lirst on one side of its fulcrum and then on the other during a single movement in one direction to osillate the opening lever and thereby retract and. advance the light-excluding means to open and close the aperture.

6. A photographic shutter having an aperture, light-excluding means adapted to eX- tend across the aperture, an opening lever engaged with said means to withdraw the same by a movement in one directi m and adance the same across the aperture py a movement in. the opposite direction, projections formed on said. opening lever on opposite sides ol' its fulcrum, and a main lever having aprojection arrangedv to engage one of said projections to move the opening lever in the direction to withd aw said. means, and having a second projection arranged to subserpuentl; engage another projection. on the opening lever to move the latter in the opposite direction during a single movement in one direction. of the main lever.

7. A photographic shutter comprising shutter-hlades, a lever engaged with said blades and adapted to he oscillated to open and close said blades, projecting studs mounted on said lever on opposite sides ol its fulcrum, a main lever overl v'ing said opening lever, means for advancing and for retracting said main lever, the main lever being formed with a cam projection having an up turned edge adapted to ride over one of said studs on its advancing movement and formed to engage said stud on its return movement to move the latter and the opening lever in direction to open the shutter-blades, the projection being of such length as to cause it to slip by said stud after the opening lever'has been fully turned, and a second projection formed on the main lever arranged to engage the second stud on said opening lever alter the first projection has passed by the first stud.

8. A photographic shutter having an aperture, light-excluding means adapted to eX- tend over the aperture, connections arranged to move said means in opposite directions to open and close the aperture, and a single spring connected to operate said connections.

9. A photographic shutter having an aperture, fight-excluding means adapted to extend over the aperture, connections constructed and arranged to operate said means to open and close the aperture, a single spring arranged to operate said connections by exerting a pull in one direction, and means for moving said connections in a direction to put said spring under tension and tripping the connections by a single movement.

10. A photographic shutter having an aperture, light-excluding means adapted to extend over the aperture, connections constructed and arranged to operate said means first in one and then in the opposite direction to open and close the aperture, a single spring arranged to operate said connections by exerting a pull in one direction, and separate mechanism for putting said spring under tension.

1.1. A photographic shutter having an aperture, light-excluding means adapted to extend over the aperture, a member arranged to operate said means to open and close the aperture, a single spring engaged with said member and arranged to move the latter to open and close the aperture, and mechanism for putting said spring under tension and releasing said member by a single movement.

12.. A photographic shutter having an aperture, oscillating lightexcluding means adapted to extend over the aperture, a movable member connected to operate said means, a spring engaged with said member arranged to move the same in one direction for oscillating the light-excluding means each in two opposite directions to both open and close the same, and separate mechanism for moving the said member in the opposite di rection to put said member in operative position and place the spring under tension.

13. A photographic shutter having an aperture, light-excluding means adapted to close the aperture, a main lever connected to operate said means in opposite directions to both open and close said means, and an operating and tripping member mounted to engage said main lever to move the same in one direction.

14. A photographic shutter having an aperture, light excluding means adapted to close the aperture, a main lever connected to operate said means in opposite directions to both open and close said means, an operating lever mounted to engage said main lever to move the same in one direction, and means for returning the main lever to its original position.

15. A photographic shutter having an aperture, light-excluding means adapted to close the aperture, a main lever connected to operate said means, an operating lever mounted to engage said main lever to move the same in one direction, and means for returning the main lever to its original position, the main lever being arranged to operate the light-excluding means both to open and close the aperture on its return movement.

16. A photographic shutter comprising means adapted to cover the aperture of the shutter, a main lever arranged to operate said means in opposite directions to both open and close the same and having a projecting lug, an operating lever having an arm arranged to engage said lug to move the main lever in one direction, and yielding means connected to said main lever for moving it in the opposite direction.

17. A pliotographic shutter comprising light-excluding members, a main lever formed with a projecting lug having a shoulder on one side and an inclined surface on the other, an operating lever provided with an arm arranged to engage the shoulder on said lug to move the main lever when rotated in one direction and tormed of such a length as to slip by said shoulder when turned a predetermined distance and adapted to ride over the inclined surface ol said lug in returning to its original position, yielding means for return ing said main lever to its original position, and connections arranged to be operated by said main lever in its returning movement to both open. and close said light-excluding members.

18. A photographic shutter comprising light-excluding members, an opening and closing device engaged therewith, a main lever having portions arranged to engage said device to open and (lose said members during its movement in one direction, means adapted to act with a unil'orm force on said lever to move the latter in a direction to engage said device, and a retarding device arranged to engage a portion of said main lever and resist the pressure of said means.

19. A photographic shutter comprising light-excluding members, an opening and closing device engaged therewith, a mam lever having portions arranged to engage said device to open and close said members during its movement in one direction, means adapted to act with a uniform force on said lever to move the latter in a direction to engage said device, and a retarding device comprising a movable projection mounted LO extend into the path of a portion of said main lever and be engaged thereby, andmeans connet ed to said. projection adapted to exert a uniform resistance to movement of the lever.

20. In a photographic shutter having an actuator for both opening and closing the light-admit ting orilice thereof by a single movement in one direction, means for retarding the action of said actuator comprising a projecti g member arranged to extend into the path of motion of a portion of said actuator, and a yielding m mber connected to said projecting member and adapted to resist movement of the lat ter.

21. In a photographic shutter having an actuator for both opening and closing the light-admitting orii'ice thereof by a single movement in one direction, means for retarding the action of said actuator comprising a projecting member arranged to extend into the path of motion of a portion of said actuator, and means adapted to exert a resistance of uniform force connected to said projecting member.

22. In a photographic shutter having an actuator for both opening and closing the light-admitting orifice thereof by a single movement in one direction, means for retarding the action of said actuator comprising a projecting member arranged to extend into the path of motion of a portion of said actuator, a chamber containing fluid, a plunger movable in said chamber, its motion being resisted by the fluid contained therein, and connections betweensaid plunger and said projecting member.

23. In photographic shutter having mechanism for opening and closing the lightadmitting orifice thereof, means for trding the action of said mechanism com "ising a projecting member arranged to extend into the path of motion of a portion of said mechanism, a yielding member conncc ted to said projecting member and adapted to resist movement of the latter, and means for rendering said retarding device inoperative.

24. In a photographic shutter having mechanism for opening and closing the liglite admitting ori'lice thereof, means for retarding the action of said mechanism comprising a proj cting member arranged to extend into the path of motion of a portion of said mechanisni, a jy'ielding member connccted to said projecting member and adapitd to 1. sisi movement of the latter an aim pivorrd to engage a portion of said; 'arding means, and a cam adapted. LO engage said arm, \v! eby the latter may be actuated to move the piojecting member out of the path of the shutter-operating mechanism.

25. In a photographic shutter, a main lever adapted to open and close the light-admitting aperture of the shutter by a single movement in one direction, and mechanism for retarding the action ot said lever comprisin a member having a projection extended into the path of motion of a portion. of the lever and positioned to be engaged. by the latter after it has opened the aperture and before it has closed the same, and yielding means connected to said. member to resist movement thereof.

26. A photographic shutter having a lightadmitting aperture, members adapted to close said aperture, a main. lever arranged. to actuate said members by a single movement in'onc direction to open and close the aperture, a retarding device ior delaying the closing of the aperture comprising a proj .tion arranged to extend into the path of motion of a portion of said main lever and be engaged by the same after it has caused the opening and before causing the closing or the aperture, and a member adapted to oll'er a constant resistai'ice connected to said projection, thereby resisting the pressure of the main lever tending to move the PlOjUGtlOil out of its path, positive means arranged to move the projection away from said. main lever, and yielding means tending to move the proection toward the main lever.

27. A photographic shutter having a lightadmitting aperture, means for closing said aperture, an. actuatori or said means arranged. to cause the latter both to open and close the aperture, manuallycontrolled connections displaceable to operate said actuator, and means independently movable into position to engage said actuator for retaining the aperture open While said operating connections are displaced.

28. A photographic shutter having a lightadmitting aperture, means for closing said, aperture, an actuator for said means arranged to cause the latter both to open and close the aperture, manually-controlled connections displaceablc to operate said. actuator, independent means governcd by said connections for retaining the aperture open while said operatii'ig connections are displaced, and a stop independent of said connections movable into and out of position to render said retaining means inoperative.

2Q. A photographic shutter having a lightadmitting aperture, means for closing said aperture, an actuator for said means arrangcxl to cause the latter to open and close the aperture, inamrally-controlled operating connections for said actuator, independent means controlled by said manually-controlled operating connections adapted to retain the aperture open While said connections are dis placed, a yielding member tending to move and hold said independent means into position for holding open the aperture-closing means, and a displaceable stop adapted to hold said independent means out oi such position.

30. A photographic shutter having a lightadmitting aperture, means for closing said aperture, an actuator arranged by a single movement in one direction to operate said means to cause both the opening and closing of said aperture, manually-controlled means connected to operate said actuator by a movement in one direction, and means arranged to move independently into position to engage said actuator and maintain the aperture open While said mannally-controlled means is displaced.

3 1.. A photographic shutter having a lightadmitting a ,)erture,.1'neans for closing said aperture, an actuator arranged by a single movement in one direction to operate said means to cause both the opening and closing of said aperture, manually-controlled means connected to operate said actuator by movement in one direction, and means arranged to maintain the aperture open While said manually-controlled means is displaced, comprising a member under the control of said manually-controlled means constructed and arranged to move independently and automatically into position to engage and hold the actuator after it has caused the opening and before it has caused the closing of said. aperture-closing means.

32. A photographic shutter having an aperture, means adapted to extend over and close said aperture, a lever having portions arranged to operate said means by a movement in one direction to both open and close said. aperture, a manually-controlled member arranged to displace said lever, yielding means connected to said lever to return the same to its original position, the lever being adapted. to operate the aperture-closing means on its return motion, a movable meniber having a projection, yielding means tending to move said projection into position to engage a portion of the lever, and. a projection on said manually-controlled. memben arranged to engage said movable member and move it away from the lever.

33. A photographic shutter having an aperture, means adapted to extend over and close said aperture, a lever having portions arranged to operate said means by a movement in one direction to both open and close said aperture, a 1nanually-controlled member arranged to displace said lever, yielding means coi'mected to said lever to return. the

same to its original position, the lever being adapted to operate the aperture closing means on its return motion, a movable member having a projection, yielding means tending to move said projection into position to engage a portion ol' the lever, a projection on said manually-controllerl. member arranged to engage said movable member and move it away from the lever, and an auxiliary movable piece arranged to engage said movable member and hold it away from said lever.

34. A photographic shutter comprising a main lever, manually-controlled operating lever having a portion arranged to engage and displace said main lever and to release the same after displacing it by a predetermined amount, yielding means connected to the main lever for returning it to its original position, mechanism for opening and closing the light-admitting opening of the shutter, projections on the main lever arranged to engage and operate said mechanism on its return movement to both. open. and close said aperture, a lug mounted on said. lever, a movable arm having a projection adapted to engage said lug and arrest the motion oi the main lever after it has caused the opening of the aperture-closing mechanism, yielding means connected. to said arm tending to move the projection on the latter into position to engage the lug, and a projection on the inanually-controlled operating lever adapted to engage a portion olithe arm.

A photographic shutter comprising mechanism adapted to close the light-admitting aperture thereol an actuator therefor, manually-controlled. means for operating said actuator, and means rendered operative by one actuation ofsaid manually-eontrolled means to lock said actuator to hold the aperture-closing mechanism open, and caused to release said actuator to permit the latter to positively close said mechanism by a second actuation of said manually-controlled means.

36. A photographic shutter comprising mechanism adapted to close the light-admitting aperture thereot', an actuator arranged by one movement to operate said mechanism. to open and close the aperture, manuallycontrolled means for operating said actuator, a member rendered operative on one actuation of said, manually-controlled means to arrest said actuator during its operative movement after it has caused the opening of the aperture-closing mechanism and before closing the same, and connections on said manually-controllerl means arranged to engage said member on a second actuation of the means and actuate the same to release said actuator, whereby the latter is enabled to continue its motion and close the slmtterclosing mechanism.

37. A photographic shutter comprising mechanism adapted to close the light-admitting aperture thereof, a main. lever constructon an. operative stroke in one direction andv cause the latter to both open and close the aperture, an operating lever under the control of the operator for actuating said main lever, a locking lover having a portion adapted to extend. into the path of movement of and engage a portion of said main lever after the latter has actuated the aforesaid, mechanism to operate the shutter-aperture, and a ]')ro iecti0n on said. o])erating lever arranged l to engage a portion of said locking lever on a l second actuation. of the operating lever and move the locking lever out of engagement with the main lever.

38. A PliOtOgI'ftDl'llC shutter comprising n'iechanisin adapted to close tee llgWt-{Ml-i :mitting aperture thereof, an actuator ari ranged by one movement to operate said l mechanism to open and close the aperture, manuaily-eontroiled means for operating said actuator, a member rendered operative on one actuation of said inanuallv-controlled means to arrest said actuator during its operative movement afterit has caused the open- 1 ing of the aperture-ch:sing mecaanism and before closing the same, connections on said i manually-controlled means arranged to engage said member on a second actuation of the means and actuate the same to release said actuator, and a device adapted to positively hold said member away from the actuator.

ed and arranged. to engage said mechanism I i l A photographic shutter comprising mechanism adapted to close the light-ad mitting aperture thereof, an actuator a r-i ranged by one movement to operate saidi mechanism to open and close the aperture, i manual]y-controlled means for operating l said actuator, a member rendered operative on one actuation. of said nianuallv-controlled means to arrest said actuator during its operative movement after it has caused the opening of the aperture-closing me *anism and before closing the same, connections on said manually-co]itrolled means arranged to enl gage said member on a second actuation of the means and actuate the same to release said actuator, and a device adapted to posij tivelv hold said member away from the actuator com )rising a projection movable into and out of contact wits a portion of the said member.

40. A plL0l'() I'zt]) Il(Z shutter having aperture-closing mecininism an actuator therefor arranged to operate said mechanism to open and close the same, yielding means adapted to engage a portion of said a rtuator to retard its action. in closing t e aperture, positive means adapted to rigidly arrest the action of said actuator while the aperture is open, and mecurnism for rendering said wielding and positive means inoperative.

41. A photographic shutter having aperture-closing mechanism, an actuator therefor arranged to operate said mechanism to open and close the same, vielding means adapted to engage a portion of said actuator to retard its action in closing tire aperture, positive means adapted to rigidly arrest til? action of said actuator wnile the aperture is open, and mechanism for rendering said yielding and positive means inoperative, saidmechanism being arranged to tiirow one of said means out of operati. .'e position while the. other means is operative.

12. A photographic Sillltffll having aperture-closing mechanism, an actua t r therefor arranged to operate'said mechanism to open and close ti same, yielding means adapted to engage a portion of said actuator to retard its action in closing the aperture, positive means adapted to rigidly arrest the action of said actuator while the aperture is open, and a disk having portions movable into position. to engage said yielding means and said positive means rcspecthielv to move them out of operative relation. with the actuator, the relation of tiie portions being such that when one of said means is in position. to engage the actuator, tie other of said means is engaged and held out of operation by said cam.

in testimony \\'i.(l'( )f l have allixed my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

EDYVIN V. PARKER. itnesses:

BENJAMIN ll. Bivnrirn, J. (has. Jim-maul. 

